That was a long converstation that day. I think he was asking him if he could handle it emotionally , but 2014 never really felt bad about taking the job, but rather can you hand the emotional highs and lows. Sure he liked 2014, he's 6'4 180 throwing 90 projects to the pro game but theres the 18 year old way of thinking and the reality. This guy was able to replay the entire game pitch by pitch. He knew what pitch he threw to the 3 hole hitter the second time through the order with a runner on and a 1-1 count. He knew what his ball/strike ratios were, swing and /miss and on what pitch....
He told him and I quote" I just saw you throw a no -hitter... and you can hit your spots 3 out of 4 times and you'll dominate HS players, hell you will dominate most college players, but you have to prove to me you can get minor league guys out."
My point is for us anyway, when the conversations are real... they are real.... I heard
a lot of crap from college RC through the years, but the hard cold truth from the pro guys.
The guy was giving us great advice... Are you ready to to leave home, live on your own and still have the balls to take a guys postion? Sure your dominating right now, but you wont be there and are you going to keep working and figure it out, or are you going to fold?
Needless to say , we did not have to worry about it, and it was a good thing becasue 2014 was not even close to being mature enough. Right now he's at a top Juco, and scouts are still coming to see him pitch, but I can tell after two years of college he will be more of a man and ready. Some players might be ready, but most ar not. If you are not getting life changing money go to college.
I know a kid that went in the 39 round, a position player, spent a short season and a full season in spring training, now he's out of the game.